BSNL Mobile

This article is about the mobile network operations of BSNL. For the parent organization, see Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited.

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Mobile
FormerlyCellOne
Company typePublic sector undertakings in India
IndustryTelecommunications
FoundedSeptember 15, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-09-15)
HeadquartersBSNL Bhavan, New Delhi, India
Area served
India
Key people
Ravi A Robert Jerard
(Chairman & MD)
ServicesGSM
Prepaid
Postpaid
2G
3G
4G
RevenueIncrease ₹351,820 million (2010)[1]
Increase ₹,390 million (2010)[1]
Total assetsIncrease ₹630,000 million (2010)[1]
OwnerGovernment of India (100%)
Number of employees
59,350 (as on 31 March 2023)[2]
ParentBharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Websitebsnl.co.in

BSNL Mobile is an Indian state-owned telecommunication company of the Government of India. BSNL Mobile operates under the BSNL brand and provides wireless cellular services to B2B, B2C, & B2G segments in India.[3] BSNL Mobile has a pan-India presence with presence in all the 22 telecom circles in India.

As of 30 June 2024, BSNL Mobile has a subscriber base of 85.77 million, making it 4th largest mobile telecommunications network in India and 25th largest mobile telecommunications network in the world.

History

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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was incorporated on 15 September 2000. It took over the business of providing telecom services and network management from the erstwhile Central Government Departments of Telecom Services (DTS) and Telecom Operations (DTO), with effect from 1 October 2000 on a going concern basis, in early days it was known as CellOne for GSM mobile services, Excel for Postpaid services. BSNL's network (GSM/GPRS) was launched in late 2002 and in the year 2007, its consumer mobility business was renamed from CellOne to BSNL Mobile. It was the first company that made incoming roaming charges free across the country. BSNL has coverage in almost all major cities and each town and more places are being covered(especially under the 4G saturation project of GOI). BSNL Mobile offers GSM prepaid and postpaid services.

3G

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On 27 February 2010, BSNL Mobile launched 3G services on Pan India.[4] BSNL Mobile also has 3G Roaming services in Mumbai & Delhi for other circles subscribers through an agreement with MTNL, This gives BSNL Mobile a 3G presence in all 22 out of 22 circles in India.

4G

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BSNL Mobile has started providing 4G services in some telecom circles of India.[5] As a part of a revival package promised by the Indian Government, BSNL is deploying 4G technology in its countrywide network using an indigenous 4G/5G stack developed by TCS & C-DoT led consortium. On 15 July 2023, BSNL launched its beta 4G services in Amritsar, Punjab, after successfully conducting a Proof of Concept (PoC) of the Indian 4G stack equipment across 200 live 4G network sites in Firozpur, Pathankot, Bathinda and Amritsar in India.

VoLTE & HD Calling

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BSNL is launching 4G technology with VoLTE (HD Call) with VoWIFI support starting from the city of Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir in India.[6]

5G

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BSNL Mobile is expected to start 5G services soon after the commencement of its much-awaited 4G service.

VoNR

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Currently, BSNL is working with its vendor partner to come up with 5G in NSA(non-standalone) mode then BSNL will migrate towards 5G in SA(standalone) mode.

Spectrum frequency holding summary

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BSNL owns spectrum in 700 MHz, 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz and 2500 MHz, 3300 MHz and 26 GHz bands across the country.[7]

Telecom circle coverage FD-NR/LTE
700MHz
Band n28/Band 28 		FD-LTE
850MHz
Band 5 		E-GSM
900MHz
Band 8 		GSM / FD-LTE
1800MHz
Band 3 		UMTS / FD-LTE
2100MHz
Band 1 		TD-LTE
2500MHz
Band 41 		TD-NR
3300MHz
Band n78 		TD-NR
26GHz
Band n258
Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gujarat Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Karnataka Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Maharashtra & Goa Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tamil Nadu Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Haryana Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kerala Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kolkata Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Punjab Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Rajasthan Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Uttar Pradesh (East) Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Uttar Pradesh (West) Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
West Bengal Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Assam Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bihar & Jharkhand Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Himachal Pradesh Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
North East Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Odisha Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mumbai Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Delhi Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

References

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  1. ^ a b c "About Us". Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  2. ^ Staffbsnl.co.in Archived 13 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "BSNL's share in mobile business" (PDF). TRAI. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. ^ Pahwa, Nikhil. "economictimes.indiatimes.com". The Economic Times. ET India. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  5. ^ Pahwa, Nikhil (2 March 2019). "www.indiatoday.in". India Today. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  6. ^ "BSNL launches beta 4G services in Amritsar". ET Telecom. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  7. ^ Pan India Telecom Spectrum holding chart 2022 (updated), Only Tech, August 2022, retrieved 7 October 2022


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